One of DEN’s aims is to develop a link to our local schools, colleges and communities. We have established links to the Capital City College Group and Leyton Sixth Form College. The students and staff from the colleges and schools have attended DEN’s meeting, and annual conference and write for our online magazine.
Last Thursday on October 11th, the Students for Free Tibet Society and the Centre for Study of Democracy in Westminster University invited poet-activist Tenzin Tsundue and Wangden Kyab, a senior researcher of the Tibet Watch Research Team to have a conversation with Professor Dibyesh Anand on human rights, politics, China and Tibet. The floor opens...
Democratic Education Network (DEN) hosted their second international student conference on 11th and 12th May called Global Crisis: Local Voices. The Democratic Education Network is an academic student-led organization of the Department of Politics and International (DPIR). The conference like last year was a two-day long affair packed with stimulating panels, a theatre production and...
(The following article is the author’s reflection on the circumstances which led her to pen a piece of spoken word poetry titled ‘Samia Yusuf Omar.’ It is also a critical assessment of the conversations surrounding the ongoing refugee crisis. The author performed the piece at a Student Action for Refugees (STAR) event which took place...
Nations are commonly described as a community of people with shared history, language, descent, culture and inhabiting a particular territory. However, a state, defined as the government that directs, rules the nations, is often seen as a legitimizing factor for recognition of nations. Hence, what we see today in global politics are not nations but...
There are several projects within the Democratic Education Network that have started recently, and one of those is called the Refugees in the UK Documentary Project. It has been presented by team member Nausheen Khan that the focus will be on refugees who fled their country of origin post-2001 to arrive in the UK and...
In this video Inside Westminster chats with Nguyen Nhat linh, Third Year International Studies student at Ha Noi University and, very fortunately for us, part- time professional tour guide! The following is a partial transcription of the interview. What was your perception of us, if you had one, before we came here? “I was quite...
In the above interview Inside Westminster speaks to Vu Hanh Quyen, Third Year student of International Studies at Ha Noi University. The following is a partial transcription of the video. What was your perception of the University of Westminster before you met us? “I knew of your university from being previously employed as a translator for...
In Vietnamese culture, we have a saying that goes “Nhập gia tùy tục”, which shares a similar meaning to the title that I have chosen for this blog. The saying, as we know, emphasises on our adaptability, flexibility to a new environment so that we can get on well with the surroundings that we have...
After having spent a few days in Hanoi and experiencing much of a vibrant urban atmosphere we were all very excited for the weekend and the cruise of Ha Long Bay. With the week planned full with excursions and activities we looked forward to a few days to just enjoy Vietnam and the spectacular scenery...
Arriving in Hanoi early morning, we were lucky enough to see the awakening of the city. Met by extremely energetic and friendly Vietnamese students, we were escorted to the student accommodation of Hanoi University, where our group was to be based. The University of Hanoi is based in one location, providing a quick access to...
As someone who studies international relations, one becomes self-aware of how little one actually knows. No one knows everything, and the more you learn, the more you actually realise there is still so much to learn about the world and the people who inhabit it. I will be going to Vietnam in a few weeks....
In collaboration with DEN (Democratic Education Network) and IDS (International Development Society), the Inside Westminster team, along with 20+ Westminster students, is visiting Ha Noi, Vietnam. This is the second time that UoW and Hanoi University have partnered up. Led by Dr Farhang Morady, the students are enjoying the opportunity to learn and experience this...